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Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
A Stroll Through - original impressionism cityscape painting - contemporary art
A Stroll Through - original impressionism cityscape painting - contemporary art

A Stroll Through - original impressionism cityscape painting - contemporary art

By Shazia Imran

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “A Stroll Through the Mist” by Shazia Imran takes viewers on a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Feng Shui, " Mixed-Media Kite
"Feng Shui, " Mixed-Media Kite

"Feng Shui, " Mixed-Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. In “Feng Shui...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Muslin, Silk, Wood

Luminous- original abstract impressionism waterscape painting - contemporary art
Luminous- original abstract impressionism waterscape painting - contemporary art

Luminous- original abstract impressionism waterscape painting - contemporary art

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Immerse yourself in the tranquil teal blue world of Adam Zolto...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Maria Pierides, Nude Lipstick 2, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art
Maria Pierides, Nude Lipstick 2, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art

Maria Pierides, Nude Lipstick 2, Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art

Located in Deddington, GB

Nude Lipstick 2 [2021] Original Oil and oil stick on deep edge cradled panel Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Inspired by a series of haiku poems by poet and mum, Stella Pierides, that were written in response to shared family stories and experiences of lockdown. Maria Pierides...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil, Panel

Funky Punky Rockers (New York) - original cityscape painting-contemporary Art
Funky Punky Rockers (New York) - original cityscape painting-contemporary Art

Funky Punky Rockers (New York) - original cityscape painting-contemporary Art

By Therese James

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "Funky Punky Rockers," Therese James captures the vibrant a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

1970's Watercolor Painting Op Art Minimalist Color Theory Sibyl Edwards, Texas
1970's Watercolor Painting Op Art Minimalist Color Theory Sibyl Edwards, Texas

1970's Watercolor Painting Op Art Minimalist Color Theory Sibyl Edwards, Texas

Located in Surfside, FL

SIBYL EDWARDS (Canadian b. 1944) "Rainbow Egg Tray" 1973 Watercolor on Pressed Pulp Cardboard Egg Tray Filler Hand signed and dated verso in ink, "Sibyl Edwards, 1973." Dimensions: 12" x 12" Provenance: Collection of Roy H. Van Horn, Houston, Texas Sibyl Edwards was born in Canada, she was a Texas artist who taught at the Dallas museum of Art in the 1940's along with well-known Dallas artists including Octavio Medellin, Otis Dozier, Merritt Mauzey, and Roger Winter. She was also a avid collector. Her collection included works by Max Bill, Herbert Distel, Hansjorg Glattfelder, the Belgian sculptor Paul Van Hoeydonck...

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1970s Abstract More Art

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Watercolor, Cardboard

True Love-original seascape figurative acrylic painting-contemporary Art
True Love-original seascape figurative acrylic painting-contemporary Art

True Love-original seascape figurative acrylic painting-contemporary Art

By Therese James

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "True Love," Therese James captures a tender moment of conn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Celestial Pond, " Mixed Media Collage
"Celestial Pond, " Mixed Media Collage

"Celestial Pond, " Mixed Media Collage

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Fabric, Silk, Wood

Singularity II-abstract modern geometric graphic 3d paintinting-contemvorary art
Singularity II-abstract modern geometric graphic 3d paintinting-contemvorary art

Singularity II-abstract modern geometric graphic 3d paintinting-contemvorary art

By Heny Steinberg

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Singularity II" by Heny Steinberg is a captivating exploratio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Acrylic, Board

Untitled (Hearts): Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter

Untitled (Hearts): Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter

By Peter Rossiter

Located in Brecon, Powys

Oil on board untitled abstract from Peter Rossiter. In this work Peter wants to invite interpretation rather than to give it. He wants the viewer to use thought & imagination to see what is contained within the piece. Peter Rossiter was born in Cambridge, UK in 1950 and studied at York University & The Courtauld Institute, London. Peter's background is rooted in the global art world; his Grandfather was the German artist Martin Bloch...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

As Night Falls, Oil Painting
As Night Falls, Oil Painting

As Night Falls, Oil Painting

By George Peebles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist George Peebles depicts a fiery haze of a sunset across a wet marshland. Tall and wavy leaf-covered silhouettes of trees appear in the distance while gr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Ocean No. Five, Oil Painting
Ocean No. Five, Oil Painting

Ocean No. Five, Oil Painting

By Elizabeth Garat

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Elizabeth Garat paints a dramatic view of the sky above the vast ocean's choppy waters and distant coastal islands. The brilliant rays of the sun illum...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Pinky, Oil Painting
Pinky, Oil Painting

Pinky, Oil Painting

By Judy Mackey

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A warm impressionist still life of pink peonies against a pink backdrop. "Soft, happy colors are what I envisioned," says artist Judy Mackey. "I created the u...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

"Red Meander, " Mixed Media Kite
"Red Meander, " Mixed Media Kite

"Red Meander, " Mixed Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragment...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Muslin, Wood, Paper

"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite
"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite

"Aeriform" Mixed Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Muslin, Wood, Washi Paper, Pigment, Silk

"Rampage, " Mixed Media Mosaic
"Rampage, " Mixed Media Mosaic

"Rampage, " Mixed Media Mosaic

Located in Chicago, IL

Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Marble

Goddess 4
Goddess 4

Goddess 4

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 29"h x 29"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Skyline (New York)
Skyline (New York)

Skyline (New York)

Located in New York, NY

Oil on canvas. Signed, titled on stretcher on recto. Bartolomucci was an Italian painter who became one of the founders of Astralism. He moved to New York in 1960 where he remain...

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1960s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting
Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting

Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting

By Jill Poyerd

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I used artistic license to ramp up the expression of color in this piece in an effort to enhance the feeling for the viewer," explains artist Jill Poyerd. "T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Shop Window, LA 91, Oil Painting
Shop Window, LA 91, Oil Painting

Shop Window, LA 91, Oil Painting

By Hadley Northrop

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Festive holiday ornaments spread out in artist Hadley Northrop's jubilant impressionist rendering. A window display of a store in Los Angeles during the yuletide, the kind of still life that catches the painter's eye. Light beams from red chili pepper string bulbs, a spotlight, and reflections from the city street reflected in the round baubles and the shop window...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Blue Angel, Oil Painting
Blue Angel, Oil Painting

Blue Angel, Oil Painting

By Judy Mackey

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey displays a sensual and mystical portrait of an angel. She shows the subject evoking a sense of mystery with her face obscured. The dreamy f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Autumn in Provence, Oil Painting
Autumn in Provence, Oil Painting

Autumn in Provence, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by the lush vineyards of France in the fall, artist Lisa Elley paints an impression of the scene. Light caresses the quaint village during the breathtaking summer. The vineyard flourishes in the foreground, creating a dramatic and colorful effect. She achieves a rich, buttery texture through thick impasto application.


About the Artist
Working almost exclusively with a palette knife, Lisa Elley maneuvers her artistic blade with an uncanny fluidity. Why paint only with the knife? She says, "when I paint with a brush, which I do occasionally, I tend to focus on the detail. With a palette knife I can't focus on the detail too much, so my paintings are looser, and more gestural, with bigger sweeps and strokes." This technique is called wet-on-wet. And it seems to be quite popular, as she has been bestowed the title "Knife Queen" by her facebook fans. Fun fact: Lisa's high school art teacher told her to study harder at math, as a career in art was "impossible."


Words that describe this painting: fall, autumn, season, France, Provence, village, vineyard, grapevines, winery, Europe, travel, buildings, architecture, farm, oilpaint, texture, palette knife, impressionism, landscape, impressionism, landscape, travel, oil painting, green


Autumn in Provence...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Beside Still Waters, Oil Painting
Beside Still Waters, Oil Painting

Beside Still Waters, Oil Painting

By Jo Galang

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jo Galang depicts a tranquil forest path illuminated by tender sunlight. She takes inspiration from her refreshing walks by the river. "Spending time i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Sunset Glow, Oil Painting
Sunset Glow, Oil Painting

Sunset Glow, Oil Painting

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Crystal DiPietro shares a spectacular mountain desert view from a camping and hiking trip to the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. Rendered en plein air, Crystal captured the sierra's golden summit as the sun sets, its rays melting into the west. "The late afternoon light lit up the dramatic peaks with a warm glow."


About the Artist
Many artists work with the landscape, but Crystal DiPietro sees her works as different from most in the genre. "I tend not to see landscapes as soft and pretty, but as rugged, dramatic and colorful." Many of her works depict wild storms and moody sunsets. She spends a lot of time in remote spots and uses layers of color to create her compositions. Her work hovers between a brief impression of a scene and a pure dream. Crystal's landscapes of southern Utah seem to undulate and continuously change. What's interesting, though, is that these mountains and valleys seem to do the same thing in person. In these areas, the view changes constantly throughout the day as the light shifts, throwing shadows of faces, mazes and alien patterns across the cliff faces. Crystal impressively captures what's there, and what seems to be but isn't.


Words that describe this painting: mountains, desert, peaks, sunset, landscape, southwest, west, western, plein air, Mojave, Joshua Tree, shadow, impressionism, oilpaint, impressionism, landscape, western, oil painting, blue


Sunset Glow...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

"No Work Today" Show Catalog 2017 Modern Figurative Art
"No Work Today" Show Catalog 2017 Modern Figurative Art

"No Work Today" Show Catalog 2017 Modern Figurative Art

Located in Draper, UT

Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present No Work Today, the Gallery's first solo exhibition with Dutch artist and designer Parra. Known for his minimalist, reductive visual vocabul...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Archival Paper

Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm
Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Located in Riga, LV

Zane Elerte (1987) Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm The medal is a square abstract object made of matte iron and etched with a design. It measure...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Iron

REST EASY, Freestyle Resin Art, Unique Piece, handmade
REST EASY, Freestyle Resin Art, Unique Piece, handmade

REST EASY, Freestyle Resin Art, Unique Piece, handmade

Located in München, BY

Unique Piece handmade Resin and Pigments on Wood As a self-taught artist, he uses the unique expression of resin materials to create fascinating works of art. Daniel combines variou...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood

Small Tree
Small Tree

Small Tree

By Naoko Tadotsu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This small tree stands by itself and is shining in a very pure and translucent yellow. It looks like a drop of sweet honey or a fragment of star dust. This pa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

Yellow Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)
Yellow Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)

Yellow Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 23/50)

By Donald Sultan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Screen

Early Evening in Los Angeles, a View from Hollywood
Early Evening in Los Angeles, a View from Hollywood

Early Evening in Los Angeles, a View from Hollywood

By Suren Nersisyan

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting is part of Suren Nersisyan's series of California landscapes focusing on the nature and stunning light around Los Angeles. He draws inspiration from the residential streets, parks and gardens that dot the vast city. Of this piece, Suren says Just before dusk, the soft light from the sun and the beautiful colors of vintage buildings...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

"Ikebana, " Mixed Media Kite
"Ikebana, " Mixed Media Kite

"Ikebana, " Mixed Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell. In this bamboo kite entitled “Ikebana,” Thompson beautifully layers darkly saturated fragments atop pages of found text. A repurposed calligraphy scroll panels the left side, brushed with black ink with full flower blossoms and leafy foliage, while delicate pine branches grow upwards from the bottom. Vintage Japanese block prints...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Fabric, Silk, Wood

Dogwood Canopy 2

Dogwood Canopy 2

By Jeri Eisenberg

Located in Westport, CT

Jeri Eisenberg creates nature inspired works in single panels, diptychs and triptychs. Her soft colored photographic pieces are created using non-traditional and alternative photo-ba...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Photographic Film, Encaustic, Handmade Paper

Lantern Column VI
Lantern Column VI

Lantern Column VI

By Niho Kozuru

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Title: Lantern Column VI Year: 1998 - 2014 Medium: Mold blown glass, cast polymer, steel, cast iron Size: 69 1/2 inches Price: $11,000. Niho Kozuru (髙鶴丹穂) is a Japanese-born mixed media artist based in Boston, MA. Kozuru casts and reconfigures molds of her own designs, classical and industrial turned architectural forms in unexpected materials. Using rubber, glass and clay she creates columns with undulating silhouettes. The “Lantern Columns” are a group of 7 towers, ranging from 4 feet to 7 feet tall. They have been shown in various configurations in multiple US States as well as the Fukuoka City Museum in Kyushu, Japan. Kozuru made 60 components by blowing glass into molds of her own designs while at Artists in Residency at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. After traveling the world, the Lantern Columns have been arranged into their final configuration, with a steel armature within and each topped with a vivid cast iron final...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Steel, Iron

Fiesta (Yellow) - Abstract Colorful Expressionist Textural Drip Painting
Fiesta (Yellow) - Abstract Colorful Expressionist Textural Drip Painting

Fiesta (Yellow) - Abstract Colorful Expressionist Textural Drip Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

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